Crank up the volume y’all, ’cause John Wesley Karson’s about to take you on a two-hour outlaw bender through the wild west of music! Dive deep into the stories and sounds of the renegades, the rebels, the rule-breakers who defied Nashville’s pearly gates and forged their own sonic path.
This ain’t your grandma’s country show – “The Icons of Outlaw Country” celebrates the bold individualism of the artists who dared to be different, who rocked the boat and left their mark on the landscape of music. So buckle up, light up some herb (if that’s your thing), and prepare to get down and dirty with the outlaws.
This ain’t just a radio show, it’s a sonic revolution!
Air Date February 17, 2024
Playlist
HOUR ONE
- Screw you; We’re From Texas – Ray Willey Hubbard – 2003
- Son of the South – David Allan Coe – 1986
- Need a Little Time Off for Bad Behavior – David Allan Coe – 1987
- Two Old Sidewinders – Waylon Jennings – Willie Nelson – 1991
- Outlaw Love – Rusty Weir – 1975
- Old Friends – Guy Clark – 1988
- Workin’ Hard – Larry Fleet – 2019
- Working Man Blues (Live from Austin, TX) – Merle Haggard – 1978
- Don’t Do Me Any Favors Anymore – Steve Goodman – 1972
- I Just Called to Say I Love You – John Prine – 2018
- Hank and Lefty – Emmylou Harris – 1975
- Friend of the Devil – Grateful Dead – 1970
HOUR TWO
- Red Solo Cup – Toby Keith – 2011
- Die With Your Boots on – Toby Keith – 1999
- Courtesy Of the Red, White & Blue (The Angry American) – Toby Keith – 2002
- You Just Can’t Beat Jesus Christ – Billy Joe Shaver – 1987
- If I Could Only Fly – Blaze Foley – 1989
- For the Sake of the Song – Townes Van Zandt – 1968
- Me and Billy the Kid (Live) – Joe Ely – 1990
- Hot Rod Lincoln – Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen – 1972
- Uneasy Rider – Charlie Daniels Band – 2012
- Ballad of a Man Called Dad – Kyle Jennings – 2017
- One Piece at a Time – Johnny Cash – 1976
- I Got Rights – Hank Williams Jr. – 1979